Me:And then had a look around.There’s some gorgeous pieces of original artwork there – a glorious Ian GibsonRobo-Hunter wraparound cover for 2000AD, a Mark Buckingham M****lmanGolden Age page and a stunning McMahon piece from the Slaine story Shoggey Beast (that’s not for sale) to name but three - and the atmosphere’s fantastic, really friendly.You were quite taken with that warning sign by the stairs.

Him:I’m not describing it.

Me:Well, I didn’t get a photo of it, so I guess the readers’ll have to check out the shop themselves.

Him:And buy things from it.

Me:Oh yes, that goes without saying really.I was quite amused by the fact that we’d tried to find somewhere inconspicuous to wait and failed on a rather grand scale.

Him:What do you mean?

Me:Well, you were sat down at the table that wasn’t covered with loads of books written by John Wagner, and I was hovering nearby with a coffee.